Recent content by TonyCarter

PCS must be desperate to get rid if they’re recommending 14900 lava-lake CPUs for gaming…and that motherboard is just a waste for a normal user.

https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/forums/threads/how-to-post-your-specification-to-the-forum-check-this-spec.73718/

The 9800X3D is the best gaming CPU at the moment, so if the budget is there that’s what I’d recommend, but low supplies are keeping it OOS. You can save a little by taking the RAM down to 6000MHz, as there‘s no significant performance with faster RAM other than in edge cases. There‘s no need...

What do you mean by "ive sent them the specs and would love to order this on the 30th"? PCS don't fit parts that aren't on the configurator, and as far as I know there's no LianLi fans or tryx coolers on it. There's also no white ROG Strix X870-A motherboard, nor ANY 5090s listed, nor 6000MHz...

I don't think that processor is supported by W11 either, so you may never get it working with W11...even if the TPM can be made to work.

Oh dear, I'm just missing the dodo feather...will a peacock feather do?

It's a relatively underpowered GPU for 1080p gaming, never mind if you're trying to run it at the native 1440p/165Hz. But newer laptops with newer GPUs are due a refresh, so you may get more for your money by waiting (if you can).

We don't know...the commenters on here do not work for PCS. You'd have to contact PCS directly.

A 40-series is no more 'upgradable' than a 30-series...as long as the PC has an adequate PSU to sufficiently power it. As to prices, we'd assume prices will come down...but it's pure guesswork when, by how much, and whether they'll be VFM.

I think the game performance issue is down to VRAM on the GPU, not system RAM.

Are you looking for a PCSpecialist build, or are you asking about self-builds again? £700-£900 will not get you a ‘decent gaming PC’ as a decent 1080p G0U may cost £500 on its own…and other than mobile/NUC chips, Intel i7 processors are not, and have not been 4-core for a long time - possibly...

A couple more...

I'm sure Nvidia eventually announce a £1000 128GB RTX 4080 Super Duper Ti Titan X for all you hold-outs who don't want fake AI hallucinated frames ;)

For a general purpose office PC, it looks fine.

I’ve got Belkin and Duronic ones, but Argos, Curry’s, Amazon will have what you’re afte…and you could pick up one in the morning. https://www.currys.co.uk/search?q=Surge%20protector https://www.argos.co.uk/search/surge-protector/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000OV0CEY/